Critic's Corner
Esther Iverem - Weekend section,
"A very funny movie."
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'BAPS'
Despite its idiotic promotional trailers, "BAPS" is a very funny movie. In it, director Robert Townsend and writer Troy Beyer use the 達ama -- the term African Americans give to unsophisticated Southern blacks -- to tell a modern fairy tale with a decidedly off-color tone. Nisi (Halle Berry) and Mickey (Natalie Desselle) are two homegirls from Savannah who travel to Los Angeles to earn enough money to open their dream business -- the world痴 first combined restaurant and hair salon. Townsend has fun with the idea of clashing cultures without letting the film descend into predictability. In the process, he even makes a comment about the term "BAP," which stands for black American princess -- usually an affluent, spoiled girl. Nisi and Mickey aren稚 rich, but they -- and this film -- have a lot of heart. -- Esther Iverem
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Robert Townsend
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Halle Berry; Martin Landau; Ian Richardson; Natalie Desselle; Troy Beyer; Jonathan Fried; Adrienne-Joi Johnson; Bernie Mac
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Running Time:
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1 hour, 30 minutes
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Filmographies:
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Halle Berry;
Martin Landau
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